Storm-top for vehicles.



"N isz mei I BATENTED AUG; 7, 1906. A L," HO'RNOR.

STORM TOP FOR-VEHICLES; APEPLICATION FILED JAENJ.6, 1906.

2 sHEET's-HBET 1.

A TTORWE Y5 'PAIIEINTED AUG. 7, 1906. LLfH'ORNOR. STORM T01? FOR VEHICLES.

APPLICATION FILED JAN.6, 1906.

2 SHEET$ SHBET 2.

WITNESSES.-

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LEVI HORNOR, OF WICHlTA, KANSAS.

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Specification of Letters Patent. I

Patented Aug". 7,1 906.

Application and Januaryt, 1906. Serial No. 294,906.

To @ZZ. whmn it may concern;

Be it known that I, LEVI Henson, :1. citizen ofthe U iiited States, residing at Wichita, in the cor ntyof Sedgwick and State of Kan sas, have'invented a new and useful Storrn- Top for VQdlC-lQS, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to storm-tops $01 vehiclessuch buggies, express and other wagons, automobiles, and the like; and the,

invention are to pro-- principal objects oftlgke vide snnple and im fioved means whereby flexible side curtains may be manipulated I and stored in. a flat condition between the when; not in outer covering and'the lining of the top where said curtains will be protected from exposure With these and other ends in view, which .will readily appear as the nature of the invention is better understood, the'same consists in the improved construction and novel arrangement and eombinationof parts, which will be hereinafter fully describerh'and particularly pointed out in the claims.

.ln the accompanying drawings have been illustrated several simple, and preferred forms of embodin mit of t-he'invention, it-being,

however, u 'iderstood that no limitation is necessaril made to the precise structural de- 4, 5, and (3 are'transverse sectional views illusthe line 7 7 in Fig. 6.

tails therein exhibited, but that changes, al-

terations, and modilicatirms maybe resorted to within the scope of the invention when de sired.

in the drawings, Figure 1 is a longitudinal sect ionul view ,oi' a wagon-top equipped with. storm-curtains at the sides and at the front and rear ends and exhibiting diil'erent means for manipulating the curtains. Fig. 2 is a transverse sectional view taken on the plane indicated by the line 2 2 in Fig. 1.

plane indi'ealed by the line 3 3' in Fig. 1. Figs.

trating modil' ations. Fig. 7 is a sectional detail view taken on the plane indicated by ;Fig. ls is a detail view, enlarged, illustrating a locking device applh cableto the various forms of curtains.

Corresponding parts in the several figures are indiratod throughout by similar characters of reference. 1

The curtains used in the several forms of the resent invention are preferably made of liexi ilewaterproot material. In the cheaper grades oil-cloth may be used In better Fig.3 is a transverse sectional detail view taken on the grades leather or textile materialv of various grades treated-with rubber or a composition containing rubber will be preferably employed, and said curtains may be provided, if

desired, with. windows of transparent celluloid or other suitableluaterial. So-called curtains, composed of wooden or metallic slats hingedly connected with each other along their edges, will, however, not beused, curtains thus constructed being objectionable on account of their excessive bulk and weight and becausethey are apt to produce unpleasantrattling noises. The flexible material of the curtains may, however, be reinforced at intervals by means of transverse strfiemng-strms, will be hereinafter more fully set forth.

In carrying the invention intb practical operation the vel1icle l)ody (represented at 1) is. provided with bows, as 2 2, saldbows supporting the stationary outer top covering 3 and the. inner lining 4, between which there is an intervening space of suitable dimensions. It is to be distinctly understood that within the scope of the invention two or more bows may be employed and that these bows may be relatively arranged and spaced apart in any suitable manner, which is not regarded as being limited by the forms illustrated in the drawings. 4

Side curtains, as 5, are arraiged to slide between a pair of bows 2 2, said bows being 'proligled in their side edges with grooves, as

6, to accommodate the edges of the curtains.

in the top members of the hows the grooves are made sutliciently wide to amply accomniodate the two side curtains when lying fiat parent or. other permanent coverings. Horizontally-disposed grooved guidesas 11, for the reception of the front curtain are supported by the bows 2 2, carrying the side curtains between the permanent top-covering 3 materiel pf which lfileemf'belll 3. v. 1-. 1 mm the uppez cemele an and. the lining fl preferebly'beneetlz em supperting meens fer the vsi-le curteinsl roller 12 is suitably eupperteil to guide allfrom: a frqm tlleguide membeie 9 into the guide members 11. 1

eenstruc on illustrel/eil in Figs. 1 en 2 e1 bile irew'mgs sie-emtelns ere aperetecl sliding them up jmr filewn in em greeves e11 previaleielffil et recepe tion, the'eetmel eezrve ef tee euf'i e te lqe readily and free the vefti'cel in le fellwe; glee ee,=-ee;cl 'vieevei se Qwing to lillfi flexible eml' eellepeible new e 0f.

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chains Wires Grille like Me emnleve-cl', n v.1 .u gamble elemems eemg gamed refine game grooves provided for theeurteinis eml ex- 'leye and 341; respectwe. mes farm perl-e' e: end-less fiexmle elements we? eflges 0f the vehiele-body, as will lye eleerly seen it! Fig. 2 of 'nlle drawings, in ercler elements} It will be seen the; nude? able eenslzme-eion "bl-1e eigsle cureine which are itllemsel've flexible 'llllTQilghG'ilf, practice-Hy l'o'rm 0'5; flexible elez'neete fillet guieed along the bows end beneeell the setters 0; be vehiele bedy. lt folleweshet when card-s e2 eenneeting elezne' lie l'zswe beea properly instelleal ilglllbi'lfifi the will iemeln stretched tau-,2, at ell fillet Simply eeliing held of the e-uges of said s they may be pushed up or :lm will be guided By @118 gm a es the l""WS in. the gliepe'r alirealise mid inize @e E \(l(,--, ed peeitien. Fer the pilz gese of keeping the from certain. siyetelled end taut, so as ts e LalJle-i'i; t0 een'a'enieetly end efiieiently manipulated, means edifierent nature lzeve'been we ideal, means consisting ef T S'lglEZS 18, Shae-hie 1n l ubuler games 19, winch ere supported adjacent to the members 0f one bi the bows 2, Weig is betlgeezmeeted 1 Q fren-eur uein by means of llexibleelememe 26*, which me v be geld-e61 over pulleys 21 she prevezle wm EXPOSURE i0 fiiBlLlQB and. Weights will be sufficiently heavy 50 keep she lxenl; eurmins stretched end tent in eia gsesltien to which it 211a meved, ll"; enabling said eurteirl be be safely efiieienl-ly mevetl in the guies provided therefez'. The rear curiae-in 22, for which guide-reeves are previded in the side menilleers ofhle seer bew 2 encl between the top member 05 the over an gaideqeiler 25. liniier the medifie l'form of the invenoien \illieelzre-fieclin l elk-she drawings the side ewel-aims (lze're :i'signetecl 2'7 and 28) are gliiflfiil eepel'elegreovee .29 113630 in the beersyene ef whieh is shew-n at 31. Each l the and Willi .slte t0 6316 which appears 1e 1: 5. em

' (i8! Elsie smel -gunmen 1 b is elivlous elem: lretel in seml lee t lmrlue Weer.- These reerbew eml the erljecent iniermediete bow, is COIlllfi'Blfiil, by means of flexible elements, sueh es eerds 23 Witl' e suitebly-sunperted spfing-ecmaledl'OllK' 24,.xvhereby Le reel certain is kepl; atretellecl, and tent. eld reel Curtain hesfieee ShGWfflfl-ELS being suldeegfem e includes e vertical portion in lql'izentel DOIlJlODS 0E fil e W70 greeves being h e perlltmnlenge 32. New. like ei'e J E elemenie, as 35 end 35, eonneebed with eurte'hs 2? and 23, Esp-actively, enal @Yi-Egllldfifil ever the pul--' The eutteinsl pulleys, and thus kept stretched end. met, so ullet they may be" conveniently adjusted be Various positions.

Under the modified" wheel melee illueirat 'l' ln'l ig. side. curt gins net el 3? 38) ere fitted l0 mew gin grew/e9 39 :l ee the same All. nature as s i'feecl eezmeetlou wish pulleys, as ea, ere requii'etllonly at the lime: extremities of the lespeetive'grooves. Fleldble elememe, l3 and lie, ere guide over the extremities 'selcl fieziele elemenlvs are eeen'eetw l2 the le e'ez' ez eef see cez'tein 1 gee? edge 0" J o ihezem' zein,

es el the memlz 2 ale lower edge a. e e M, seize. e u Jea." of i melanin :38, e Yemmee of memlzer we "scezl will"; egg; eil e of m 37 e. e lewer ege e: e3, il -e leg else eel/lees and M wee we euztem upmlibel; when .4 .ee 2. colTeey-onemg tale, 20 that $1115 will slrellefe obviously alfera'l ealzlilziqnel guiding as well as suppertmg meme by the greeence 03' member ef the bow and e horizontal 'ffii'lll''fl m the hep membez of the bow, the

desig 51 lalhe poeil-e 5 93 'n 111.9 sever-e1 fem 1S: ef the invention the es m 7 we prevzed W1 til trensveme re- 11 em and its effieieney is tor-respond- M J tly' menipulate t0 reiee-se them from engagement with the mete-hes 5C. These baking device's will be feund es.- peeielly useful in cennectien with the forms at the invention Where the curtains ere used in cennee ties": with springs 01' counteic'weights bza t, steted, the leaking device may be eppued ta any or all the forms of the invention.

From feregoing descriptien, taken in zneeti with drawings hezete ennexeii, anti of this inven readily understeod. It is eiizzpie, 1 1d easily applied t0 vehieies of 2e it is desirable t0 shieii the endise eather, U V Mn-proved. devise free from buik'mese. parts employed are few and. simple, and the steam-top eonstmcted eeeoring te the prineiptes the invention is light, cerevenient, end easily operated.

will be uilfieysteod that the framework 0'? the devibe may be of weed, metei, e1 eny desired cembinetion of met rie' T .us described it fiat pea ene ever another 121 the mtervenmg 5p: e betweerz; the pel'menezlt tee'ee vet and the 11mg.

In at vehieie-tezi e framework, :11 outez' pez'umnent top-wee me and en inner per-- men-ant .imwg eupported ey said haemawe. guidegreevee in the fmmeweri: bevlue; l'lGl'lfiOnf/fil pertmns extemhng between the to and the hiring, curtains guidabie in grooves to :1. fiat position and dispesed one over another between the top and the lining, and means for keeping said cul tains stretched and taut in any of the various posit ions to which they may be moved.

3. A vehicie-top including bows each having guide reeves one over: another; & yerwowring and an iimefpernwr ted by said bows. eurthe bews and. guidi the side em A veifieEe-top inehxdizag bows hatdn guide-grooves, a permanent t0p-c0ve saw an inner permanent lining'supported by bows; sterm-eurteimguidebie to a @e sitien between. the tep and the 153mgand move'blehne right engies "ac the ether, fer keeping the curtains stretched and tent eteny (Ff-the verieus positions to which they may be izdjusted, and locking" means for securing the curteills at various adjustments.

5. A vehicle-mp comprising a, framework,- & covering and a iining'suitebiy speeedepa rt,

'zt' plurality of side curtains, meansior guidm ebizve the other the p ee between covering lining, end curtain to epeeition ill'idfif the side curtains, and a secenci end curtain guideble between CCVBI end and heated one side ef the curtains e herizentel position one 467E115) e severing and fining therefer suitably spaced e plurality of side curtains,

the syaee a, spring means f0]: guidiztg the curtains to te posxtlon (me Jove the ether 211 between the ceverlng and hmng,

actuated miter leeete'd between the sever e.

gave}: therein; side mute-ins en the frame:

work which guidebie to e herizentei p0 si ien um? the 60 meems for meinte' 5 the said eurteine tent, end guide-hie te pesition under the severe, weighted fi6k b i6 elements eenneeted Wlth the em; curtain fer holding the same tent; e reiler iecete ejeeent the sever et one side of the side curt insjand m1 end curt-emetteehed "be under the severe. v

The eembinetion 0f vehicle-bed hem/ ing verticei l girogved members, side end ez d curtains arranged with jtheiz: ende guldea 1n the moves, means at the top 9f the body for reeewing the alumina, and means connecting the side curtains te 'ether Wheleb they mey be raised or lowereci simulteneeus y In testimony that I claim the foregoing es my own 1 have hereto efiixed'my signature the mile: and guidebie te pesttion 

